Last time I discussed great cheap dates, I clued y'all in to a great, somewhat freaky museum in Philly. This week, a venue of similar nature, but one that sells penis bones and (as you may have gathered from the title) is very geographically close to delicious street corn. Everyone wins! read more

While it's based on essentially nothing, the age-old ritual of Facebook stalking and throwing shade at your (or a friend's) ex's new partner is weirdly reassuring, especially when more than three people and white wine is involved. But isn't it kind of sh*tty to hate on other girls? read more

I went on a date a few months ago with a tall, bearded comedian. We met through mutual friends and went for a drink at a bar in Brooklyn. We hit it off immediately and spent the better part of the evening trying to out-joke each other. I was loving it—until he unknowingly went for my jugular. His egregious crime? Mocking me by tugging on his hair. Doesn’t sound like such a big deal, right? Wrong. read more

Summer is approaching at a rapid clip, and it's time to brush up on some seasonally-appropriate equations. Or, in the words of the great deceased English poet Philip Larkin, "I know my calculus, it says u + me = us." read more

The ancient Greeks called this romantic trope theia mania (madness from the gods), linking it to the whole "Cupid's arrow" thing. And in medieval texts. the gaze of a beautiful woman is compared to the sight of a basilisk. (Haha, this is a basilisk.) But in these modern days, has looooove at first sight withstood the test of time and science? I got four relationship experts' opinions on the matter. Read what they have to say and then tell me where you stand. read more

This weekend, billionaire Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan and updated his Facebook profile accordingly (which acquired 850,000 likes by Sunday evening). It became even weirder to think about how many relationships his "status" profile setting has complicated/made awkward/ruined, amirite? read more

Breakups are awkward. When you collide with a ghost of relationships past at some random bánh mì place you both used to like, it can be hard to summon the words under fire. But! No worries, because here are some foolproof ideas... read more

This week we tackle the ensemble rom-com Think Like a Man. While this movie is funnier than it has any right to be, there are some glaring inaccuracies when it comes to Steve Harvey's version of male-female relations. read more

We ladies have a tendency to make generalizations about hot guys: they're conceited, they're jerks, they're dumb, etc. In this installment of "The Handsome Man Interviews," we continue our quest to find out what actually goes on inside the mind of a handsome man. (SPOILER ALERT: Handsome men are people, too.) read more

As you know, the magically awkward 10-minute verbal pas-de-deux that occurs when a guy asks you on a date is more than enough time to make unfair assumptions, patronizing judgments and generally write him off as not worth your time. But... read more

This week in honor of Mother’s Day, the Smitten bloggers are interviewing our moms to get their invaluable relationship advice, and to say glowing things about them on the Internet so we don’t actually have to buy them presents. Just kidding, Moms! read more

Yesterday my little sister Rebecca told me that she was promposed to. "I think you mean proposed," I said. "No 'm.'" "No, it's promposed. Like for prom." "Oh," I replied, then hobbled back to my crone lair and died of old age. read more

Shockingly, these are not among the most expensive urls in the world: By the way, here's what it's not: Diamond.com ($7.5 million), Beer.com ($7 million), Candy.com ($3 million) or even Porn.com ($9.5 million). Although they do, in this precise order, describe my typical Saturday night. read more

Yes, Peggy's mom's stance on living in sin on Sunday's Mad Men was super-archaic, but I have to admit that things haven't worked out so well for more than a few couples I know who have lived together. (When you think about it, it's damn good they tried it out before things were too late.) read more

You know how sometimes when you watch porn, it looks nothing like the sex you've had? Welcome to Porn, Decoded! I asked a few guys about one particular move in on-camera sex that I never understood. read more

On last night's Girls we saw long-term relationship victim Marnie (Allison Williams) wrestle with temptation in the form of Booth Jonathan, a pretentious, sexually-forward young artist (Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island). And the pickup line he gives her is a real doozy. Poor Charlie. read more